Folding crib attachment for beds



Nov. 11, 1952 w, LESTER 2,617,120

FOLDING CRIB ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS Filed April '7, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1Fig- Fig. 2 23 Inventor William J. Les/er NOV. 11, 1952 w, LESTER2,617,120

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Application April '7, 1950, Serial N0. 154,47 5

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates lto new and useful improvements in cribsand more particularly to a folding cribadapted for-attaching to a bedand moved into a collapsed position under the bed.

An important object of this invention is to provide extensible railssupported under a bed and on which a foldable crib is supported forsliding movement into and out of position for placing the crib in aconcealed, inconspicuous position under the bed, when not in use, thecrib being removable from its support for use independently of the bed,when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for raisingthe crib to support the mattress thereof in the horizontal plane of themattress of the bed when the crib is in open position.

A'still further object is to provide a device of this character simpleand practical in construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufactureand otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same isintended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a. top plan view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is a. transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view showing the crib in foldedposition under the bed.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view showing the crib in folded position.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on a line 6-6 ofFigure 2;

Figure 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of one of the railstaken on a line l'! of Figure 3; and

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail in elevation of the connector plate forthe chain which holds the crib in a raised position.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 2 abed 'l lliby means of hangersI I; suitably secured at-"their upper ends to the, side rails l2 of the,bed. Thesliding sections 8 of rails 5 and '6 form two of the sides of anangle metal frame 1-3 outwardly extending trunnions l9 at their endswhich are pivoted in the inner and outer sides of frame l3 adjacent theopposite ends of the latter while the central or bight portions of thelifts I8 are pivoted in the opposite sides of lower crib frame [5 forraising and lowering the crib frame by a swinging movement of the liftIS in a direction longitudinally with respect to bed "I.

A chain or other suitable flexible member 20 connects the lower cribframe Hi to frame [3 to limit swinging movement of the crib framedownwardly in one direction after the lifts l8 have been moved past aperpendicular position toward the head of the bed, as shown in Figure 2-of the drawing, to thus hold the crib frame in a raised position.

A connector plate 20b is attached in an upright position to frame l3with an arcuate slot 200 in the plate and in which the lower end ofchain 7 20 is slidable to allow movement of the lower end of the chainduring raising and lowering of the crib. Chains 20a also hold the cribfrom sidewise swinging movement when the crib is raised.

Foldable sides 2| and ends 22 of a crib are hinged at their lower edgesto the sides and ends of the upper crib frame [6 by conventional hingedstructures 23 for folding the sides and ends of the crib in an inwarddirection, one upon 7 the other. The sides 2| and ends 22 of the cribwherein for the purposes of illustration I have disclosed a preferredembodiment of the invention the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of areheld in a raised position by catches 24. The side of the crib nearestthe bed is folded under the crib mattress when the crib is occupied toafford easy access thereto from the bed.

In the operation of the device the crib is collapsed by folding the sideand end frames 2| and 22 of the crib inwardly upon a spring and mattresssupported on lower crib frame l5 and the crib frames l5 and I6 swungtoward the foot of bed In on the lifts l8 to lower the crib frame onsliding frame l3. Sliding frame l3 may then 3 be pushed under the bedill on the fixed sections 1 of the rails and 6 so that the folded cribmay be supported in a completely concealed position under the bed.

When it is desired to open the crib the frame 13 is pulled outwardly andcrib frames [5 and I6 swung upwardly on lifts I8 and the sides and ends2! and 22 of the crib then raised and secured in their raised positionby the catches 24.

The lifts l8 swing the crib frames [5 and I6 upwardly so that themattress 'of the crib is supported substantially in the horizontal planeof the mattress of the bed 10.

A stop 25 carried at the inner ends of rails 8 engage rails 9 to holdthe frame 13 from sliding outwardly off of rails l.

The crib may be separated from the bed and moved to any desired locationby removing the lower ends of lifts I3 from frame l3.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A folding crib attachment for a bed comprising a pair of side railssupported under the bed, a frame slidably mounted on said rails forpositioning under the bed and for positioning outwardly of one side ofthe bed, a crib including a bottom and downwardly folding sides andends, inverted U-shaped lifts pivotally connected to the bottom of thecrib with ends pivoted in said frame, said lifts extending transverselyof the bed and the crib for swinging upright past vertical position toraise said crib by swinging of the crib longitudinally of the bed,flexible crossed members connecting the sides of each U-shaped lift toprevent side sway of the crib when raised, and a connection between saidcrib and frame preventing said crib from lowering from raised position.

' WILLIAM J. LESTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Svendsen July 29, 1919

